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Shane Warne, the Rajasthan Royals captain has offered to help Harbhajan Singh.

"Sometimes we all go through ups and downs in our career and we have our issues on and off the field. Some times you have to reach the rock bottom before you can improve and move forward," he said.

"I am ready to chat with him. He put his hand up and said he was guilty. That was fantastic. He has been embarrassed. Now he has to work out who he is and what sort of a person he is. I am happy to help if he needs any help."

"I will be happy to chat with him on certain things. We will see a new Harbhajan Singh when he comes back to play for India," he added.

Nicknames help Royals gel better

Staying with the Royals, it has been discovered that funky nick names have helped the team gel better. Shane Warne, captain and coach has done well to make his team stick together by making them overcome their geographical and cultural differences.

Yusuf Pathan has been tagged the 'blaster' for his explosive on-field exploits while the aggressive opener Asnodkar has been nicknamed 'Goa Dynamo', and he has lived up to expectations by getting his team off to good starts.

Ponting has a go now

Speaking to the Herald Sun, Ricky Ponting said that the slapgate incident has confirmed Harbhajan's status as the 'bad boy of World Cricket.'

"The (slapping) incident was him dealing with a guy that he has probably played 20 Tests with," Ponting said.

"After this latest issue in India, I think people should be making their own judgments about Harbhajan. He has again done something wrong," Ponting was quoted as saying by the newspaper.

Harbhajan wasn't the well behaved cricketer in India's tour of Australia last year. He was involved in an incident with Andrew Symonds after the latter accused of making racist comments. Harbhajan was let off with a fine for using abusive language.